A complaint filed last year alleged that the duo’s 2019 hit “Dancing With a Stranger” stole from a 2015 track by the same name
the bulk of an amended copyright infringement lawsuit that alleges the superstar duo’s 2019 multiplatinum hit “Dancing With a Stranger” stole from their 2015 track.underlying complaint
under the group name Sound and Color, LLC. The trio alleged that Smith and Normani, a former member of Fifth Harmony, unfairly enjoyed success with the duet that allegedly ripped off the title, chorus, and composition of their original and protected song previously published on Vincent’s YouTube channel, Spotify, and other streaming services.request for comment.
In Wednesday’s ruling, Judge Wesley L. Hsu reviewed the plaintiff’s claims that “lyrics, pitch sequence, melodic contour, metric placement of the syllables, rhythm, feel, and structure” represented musical elements that the defendants appropriated. However, Hsu found that “most if not all of the Plaintiff’s claimed similarities” were not protectable by law, pointing out that musical building blocks that belong to the public domain could not be protected.
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